Capacitors in Series and Parallel
Numerical Examples
Capacitors in Combinations
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Find: everything!
the equivalent capacitance Ceq
the charge Q on each capacitor
the voltage across each capacitor
the energy stored in each capacitor
the energy stored in Ceq
This circuit is a combination of parallel and series parts. We must reduce it in steps.
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Now we will work back to our original circuit diagram to answer all of our questions.
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The charge on each of these capacitors must be the same,
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Now we are ready to replace the equivalent capacitor Ceq with the two original, individual capacitors C1 and C2;
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